Russian tortoise not eating much

unitepariahs

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Hello!

For the last week or so, my Russian is mostly uninterested in his food. He will eat a little bit and then walk away and go back into his hide, where he is spending like 95% of his time. Some days he is awake most of the time but still stays in the hide, other days he is sleeping pretty much all day. He does eat highly preferred foods like cucumber slices or dandelions no problem, but won't really touch any of his greens (and I've been mixing em up more frequently in case maybe he got tired of certain ones).

His eyes are bright and not swollen, nose is clear, no breathing issues, he's interactive when he's awake, no other behaviour changes aside from the increased sleep. He is currently loudly digging in his favourite dig spot as I type this. He does just go through sleepy phases sometimes but it always concerns me, especially when he's not eating his normal amount.

His temps, UV, humidity, substrate, diet, etc. haven't changed since my last post and were confirmed by other people on here to be okay.

I am saving up for a Solar Meter but the UV cards I have are indicating that the light is working fine.

Help! Is this normal or should I be concerned or be trying something else?
 
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